Sick of the grind, China’s well-off seek slower pace in Thailand

[webfact]

Some Chinese people are attracted to Thailand's slower pace of life and benefits such as cheap international schools [Courtesy of Vijitra Duangdee]

 

By Vijitra Duangdee

 

Chinese social media is abuzz with the benefits of moving to the Southeast Asian country after years of COVID curbs.

Pattaya, Thailand – Xiaohongshu, China’s answer to Instagram, is abuzz with the benefits of emigrating to Thailand. 

 

In videos on the popular social media and e-commerce platform, influencers paint a picture of paradise that promises something for all.

For stressed-out parents, cheap international schools and the possibility of remote work in an exotic locale await. For retirees, there is affordable healthcare just a stone’s throw from the beach.

 

“We don’t need our kids to ‘win’ before reaching the finish line,” says a woman in Chinese, over footage of an idyllic-looking Finnish school in Phuket, where English is widely spoken and pupils come from around the world.

 

“Our kids don’t have to have the highest grades or be the most disciplined. We just want them to enjoy life and be happy.”

 

Full story: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/1/6/tired-of-the-grind-chinas-well-off-eye-slower-pace-in-thailand

 

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[Pique Dard]

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

over footage of an idyllic-looking Finnish school in Phuket, where English is widely spoken

so chinese kids will be learning finnish as well! warning to them! finnish is a declension language with at least 16 cases! very difficult to learn

[ezzra]

I think the attraction is more of freedom from tyranny, cruel and oppressive government rule, imprisonments and executions, not to mention the the many millions who are Omicron XBB1.5 stricken...

[SoilSpoil]

Cheap international schools? I'm also looking for those on Phuket. 

[2baht]

The insurgency grows!

[John Drake]

So, not about tourism but colonization.

[Gknrd]

English teachers out, Chinese teacher in...  Lots of English teachers better Strat boning up on Mandarin.

[RocketDog]

2 hours ago, John Drake said:

So, not about tourism but colonization.

A core facet of the CCP plan for global domination, which they transparently admit to. It has been underway for decades and is very successful to date.

To be fair though, this strategy has been a tenet of Islam for thousands of years. They simply infiltrate a country and start shucking out babies. It takes longer but is foolproof. They currently outnumber the Chinese in global population yet distributed more evenly across the world than the Chinese will be for years to come. Naturally the CCP understands this and takes strenuous measures to contain them in their own country.

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

For retirees, there is affordable healthcare just a stone’s throw from the beach.

Beer and shrimp buffet bar?

[ozimoron]

Condo rentals near you going up.